Publications

  1. Karamchandani K, Nasa P, Jarzebowski M, Brewster DJ, De Jong A, Bauer PR, Berkow L, Brown CA 3rd, Cabrini L, Casey J, Cook T, Divatia JV, Duggan LV, Ellard L, Ergan B, Jonsson Fagerlund M, Gatward J, Greif R, Higgs A, Jaber S, Janz D, Joffe AM, Jung B, Kovacs G, Kwizera A, Laffey JG, Lascarrou JB, Law JA, Marshall S, McGrath BA, Mosier JM, Perin D, Roca O, Rolle A, Russotto V, Sakles JC, Shrestha GS, Smischney NJ, Sorbello M, Tung A, Jabaley CS, Myatra SN, Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) Physiologically Difficult Airway Task Force. Tracheal intubation in critically ill adults with a physiologically difficult airway. An international Delphi study. Intensive Care Med. 2024 Oct; 50 (10):1563-1579 Epub 2024 Aug 20
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  2. Smischney NJ, Seisa MO, Schroeder DR. Association of Shock Indices with Peri-Intubation Hypotension and Other Outcomes: A Sub-Study of the KEEP PACE Trial. J Intensive Care Med. 2024 Sep; 39 (9):866-874 Epub 2024 Feb 25
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  3. Wieruszewski ED, ElSaban M, Wieruszewski PM, Smischney NJ. Inhaled volatile anesthetics in the intensive care unit. World J Crit Care Med. 2024 Mar 9; 13 (1):90746 Epub 2024 Mar 09
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  4. Smischney NJ, Stoltenberg AD, Schroeder DR, DeAngelis JL, Kaufman DA. Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring (NICOM) in the Critically Ill Patient Undergoing Endotracheal Intubation: A Prospective Observational Study. J Intensive Care Med. 2023 Dec; 38 (12):1108-1120 Epub 2023 June 15
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  5. Wieruszewski PM, Coleman PJ, Levine AR, Davison D, Smischney NJ, Kethireddy S, Guo Y, Hecht J, Mazzeffi MA, Chow JH. Trajectory of PaO(2)/FiO(2) Ratio in Shock After Angiotensin II. J Intensive Care Med. 2023 Oct; 38 (10):939-948 Epub 2023 May 09
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  6. Brakke BD, Smischney NJ. Pro: The Best Induction for the Physiologically Difficult Airway is Ketamine-Propofol Admixture ("Ketofol"). J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Aug; 37 (8):1503-1505 Epub 2023 Jan 06
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  7. Kartiko S, Koizumi N, Yamane D, Sarani B, Siddique AB, Levine AR, Jackson AM, Wieruszewski PM, Smischney NJ, Khanna AK, Chow JH, CRUSH COVID Investigators. Thromboelastography Parameters do not Discriminate for Thrombotic Events in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19. J Intensive Care Med. 2023 May; 38 (5):449-456 Epub 2022 Nov 29
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  8. Rajendraprasad S, Wheeler M, Wieruszewski E, Gottwald J, Wallace LA, Gerberi D, Wieruszewski PM, Smischney NJ. Clonidine use during dexmedetomidine weaning: A systematic review. World J Crit Care Med. 2023 Jan 09; 12(1):18-28.
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  9. Smischney NJ, Surani SR, Montgomery A, Franco PM, Callahan C, Demiralp G, Tedja R, Lee S, Kumar SI, Khanna AK. Hypotension Prediction Score for Endotracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Patients: A Post Hoc Analysis of the HEMAIR Study. J Intensive Care Med. 2022 Nov; 37 (11):1467-1479 Epub 2022 Mar 04
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  10. Hofer MM, Wieruszewski PM, Nei SD, Mara K, Smischney NJ. Intensive Care Unit Sedation Practices at a Large, Tertiary Academic Center. J Intensive Care Med. 2022 Oct; 37 (10):1383-1396 Epub 2021 Dec 21
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  11. Smischney N, Rech MA, Burenheide-Foster KE, Daley MJ, Saely S. Drug Shortage Alert Alternative Medications for Procedural Sedation (Adults 18 Years and Older) Society of Critical Care Medicine, The Intensive Care Professionals. 2022.
  12. Shaw AD, Khanna AK, Smischney NJ, Shenoy AV, Boero IJ, Bershad M, Hwang S, Chen Q, Stapelfeldt WH. Intraoperative hypotension is associated with persistent acute kidney disease after noncardiac surgery: a multicentre cohort study. Br J Anaesth. 2022 Jul; 129 (1):13-21 Epub 2022 May 18
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  13. Charokopos A, Moua T, Ryu JH, Smischney NJ. Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease in the intensive care unit. World J Crit Care Med. 2022 Jan 9; 11 (1):22-32 Epub 2022 Jan 09
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  14. Tarwade P, Smischney NJ. Endotracheal intubation sedation in the intensive care unit. World J Crit Care Med. 2022 Jan 9; 11 (1):33-39 Epub 2022 Jan 09
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  15. Smischney NJ, Khanna AK, Brauer E, Morrow LE, Ofoma UR, Kaufman DA, Sen A, Venkata C, Morris P, Bansal V. Risk Factors for and Outcomes Associated With Peri-Intubation Hypoxemia: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. J Intensive Care Med. 2021 Dec; 36 (12):1466-1474 Epub 2020 Oct 01
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  16. Stapelfeldt WH, Khanna AK, Shaw AD, Shenoy AV, Hwang S, Stevens M, Smischney NJ. Association of perioperative hypotension with subsequent greater healthcare resource utilization. J Clin Anesth. 2021 Dec; 75:110516 Epub 2021 Sept 15
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  17. Peterson PE, Nicholson WT, Moyer AM, Arendt CJ, Smischney NJ, Seelhammer TG, Krecke CA, Haney RM, Yaw EJ, Chlan LL. Description of Pharmacogenomic Testing Among Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit After Cardiovascular Surgery. J Intensive Care Med. 2021 Nov; 36(11):1281-1285. Epub 2020 Jul 31.
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  18. Gregory A, Stapelfeldt WH, Khanna AK, Smischney NJ, Boero IJ, Chen Q, Stevens M, Shaw AD. Intraoperative Hypotension Is Associated With Adverse Clinical Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery. Anesth Analg. 2021 Jun 1; 132 (6):1654-1665
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  19. Khanna AK, Shaw AD, Stapelfeldt WH, Boero IJ, Chen Q, Stevens M, Gregory A, Smischney NJ. Postoperative Hypotension and Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients Without Intraoperative Hypotension, After Noncardiac Surgery. Anesth Analg. 2021 May 1; 132 (5):1410-1420
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  20. Bansal V, Smischney NJ, Kashyap R, Li Z, Marquez A, Diedrich DA, Siegel JL, Sen A, Tomlinson AD, Venegas-Borsellino CP, Freeman WD. Reintubation Summation Calculation: A Predictive Score for Extubation Failure in Critically Ill Patients. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021; 8:789440. Epub 2022 Feb 17.
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  21. Webb AJ, Seisa MO, Nayfeh T, Wieruszewski PM, Nei SD, Smischney NJ. Vasopressin in vasoplegic shock: A systematic review. World J Crit Care Med. 2020 Dec 18; 9 (5):88-98
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  22. Smischney NJ, Shaw AD, Stapelfeldt WH, Boero IJ, Chen Q, Stevens M, Khanna AK. Postoperative hypotension in patients discharged to the intensive care unit after non-cardiac surgery is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Crit Care. 2020 Dec 7; 24 (1):682 Epub 2020 Dec 07
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  23. Smischney NJ, Kashyap R, Khanna AK, Brauer E, Morrow LE, Seisa MO, Schroeder DR, Diedrich DA, Montgomery A, Franco PM, Ofoma UR, Kaufman DA, Sen A, Callahan C, Venkata C, Demiralp G, Tedja R, Lee S, Geube M, Kumar SI, Morris P, Bansal V, Surani S, SCCM Discovery (Critical Care Research Network of Critical Care Medicine) HEMAIR Investigators Consortium. Risk factors for and prediction of post-intubation hypotension in critically ill adults: A multicenter prospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2020; 15 (8):e0233852 Epub 2020 Aug 31
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  24. Smischney NJ, Seisa MO, Morrow AS, Ponce OJ, Wang Z, Alzuabi M, Heise KJ, Murad MH. Effect of Ketamine/Propofol Admixture on Peri-Induction Hemodynamics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Anesthesiol Res Pract. 2020; 2020:9637412 Epub 2020 May 08
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  25. Dhungana P, Serafim LP, Ruiz AL, Bruns D, Weister TJ, Smischney NJ, Kashyap R. Machine learning in data abstraction: A computable phenotype for sepsis and septic shock diagnosis in the intensive care unit. World J Crit Care Med. 2019 Nov 19; 8 (7):120-126
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  26. Burstein B, Wieruszewski PM, Zhao YJ, Smischney N. Anticoagulation with direct thrombin inhibitors during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. World J Crit Care Med. 2019 Oct 16; 8 (6):87-98
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  27. Smischney NJ, Nicholson WT, Brown DR, Gallo De Moraes A, Hoskote SS, Pickering B, Oeckler RA, Iyer VN, Gajic O, Schroeder DR, Bauer PR. Ketamine/propofol admixture vs etomidate for intubation in the critically ill: KEEP PACE Randomized clinical trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Oct; 87 (4):883-891
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  28. Smischney NJ, Seisa MO, Cambest J, Wiegand RA, Busack KD, Loftsgard TO, Schroeder DR, Diedrich DA. The Incidence of and Risk Factors for Postintubation Hypotension in the Immunocompromised Critically Ill Adult. J Intensive Care Med. 2019 Jul; 34 (7):578-586 Epub 2017 Apr 20
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  29. Radosevich MA, Wanta BT, Meyer TJ, Weber VW, Brown DR, Smischney NJ, Diedrich DA. Implementation of a Goal-Directed Mechanical Ventilation Order Set Driven by Respiratory Therapists Improves Compliance With Best Practices for Mechanical Ventilation. J Intensive Care Med. 2019 Jul; 34 (7):550-556 Epub 2017 Dec 05
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  30. Smischney NJ, Seisa MO, Kumar M, Deangelis J, Schroeder DR, Diedrich DA. Determinants of Endotracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Under Conscious Sedation. J Intensive Care Med. 2019 Jun; 34 (6):480-485 Epub 2017 Oct 18
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  31. Smischney N, Kashyap R, Seisa M, Schroeder D, Diedrich D. Endotracheal Intubation Among the Critically Ill: Protocol for a Multicenter, Observational, Prospective Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2018 Dec 7; 7 (12):e11101 Epub 2018 Dec 07
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  32. Smischney NJ, Seisa MO, Heise KJ, Schroeder DR, Weister TJ, Diedrich DA. Elevated Modified Shock Index Within 24 Hours of ICU Admission Is an Early Indicator of Mortality in the Critically Ill. J Intensive Care Med. 2018 Oct; 33 (10):582-588 Epub 2016 Nov 22
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  33. Smischney NJ, Pollard EM, Nookala AU, Olatoye OO. Serotonin Syndrome in the Perioperative Setting. Am J Case Rep. 2018 Jul 16; 19:833-835 Epub 2018 July 16
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  34. Bohman JK, Jacob AK, Nelsen KA, Diedrich DA, Smischney N, Olatoye O, Molitor R, Oblizajek NR, Hanson AC, Buttar NS. Incidence of Gastric-to-Pulmonary Aspiration in Patients Undergoing Elective Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jul; 16 (7):1163-1164 Epub 2017 Nov 16
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  35. Seisa MO, Gondhi V, Demirci O, Diedrich DA, Kashyap R, Smischney NJ. Survey on the Current State of Endotracheal Intubation Among the Critically Ill: HEMAIR Investigators. J Intensive Care Med. 2018 Jun; 33 (6):354-360 Epub 2016 June 13
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  36. Smischney NJ, Pannu J, Hinds RF, McCormick JB. Community Consultation for Planned Emergent Use Research: Experiences From an Academic Medical Center. JMIR Res Protoc. 2018 May 2; 7 (5):e10062 Epub 2018 May 02
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  37. Smischney NJ, Seisa MO, Heise KJ, Wiegand RA, Busack KD, Deangelis JL, Loftsgard TO, Schroeder DR, Diedrich DA. Predictors of hemodynamic derangement during intubation in the critically ill: A nested case-control study of hemodynamic management-Part II. J Crit Care. 2018 Apr; 44:179-184 Epub 2017 Oct 16
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  38. Jayaprakash N, Gajic O, Frank RD, Smischney N. Elevated modified shock index in early sepsis is associated with myocardial dysfunction and mortality. J Crit Care. 2018 Feb; 43:30-35 Epub 2017 Aug 12
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  39. Warner LL, Smischney N. Accidental Ketamine Overdose on Induction of General Anesthesia. Am J Case Rep. 2018 Jan 3; 19:10-12 Epub 2018 Jan 03
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  40. Patterson DF, Ho ML, Leavitt JA, Smischney NJ, Hocker SE, Wijdicks EF, Hodge DO, Chen JJ. Comparison of Ocular Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Detection of Increased Intracranial Pressure. Front Neurol. 2018; 9:278 Epub 2018 Apr 24
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  41. Smischney NJ. Predictors of hemodynamic derangement during intubation in the critically ill: A nested case-control study of hemodynamic management - Part II. J Crit Care 2017 Dec; 42:374 Epub 2017 Oct 22
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  42. Smischney NJ, Seisa MO, Heise KJ, Wiegand RA, Busack KD, Loftsgard TO, Schroeder DR, Diedrich DA. Predictors of arterial desaturation during intubation: a nested case-control study of airway management-part I. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct; 9 (10):3996-4005
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  43. Hoskote SS, Racedo Africano CJ, Braun AB, O'Horo JC, Sevilla Berrios RA, Loftsgard TO, Bryant KM, Iyer VN, Smischney NJ. Improving the Quality of Handoffs in Patient Care Between Critical Care Providers in the Intensive Care Unit. Am J Med Qual. 2017 Jul/Aug; 32 (4):376-383 Epub 2016 June 20
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  44. Demirci O, Smischney NJ, Warner PA, Warner LL, Ekbom DC. The Extraordinary Case of the Hungry Woman: Large Foreign Body Ingestion With Respiratory Arrest: Erratum A&A Case Reports.2017;8:(11)309.
  45. Zhang Z, Hong Y, Smischney NJ, Kuo HP, Tsirigotis P, Rello J, Kuan WS, Jung C, Robba C, Taccone FS, Leone M, Spapen H, Grimaldi D, Van Poucke S, Simpson SQ, Honore PM, Hofer S, Caironi P. Early management of sepsis with emphasis on early goal directed therapy: AME evidence series 002. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Feb; 9 (2):392-405
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  46. Smischney NJ, Seisa MO, Heise KJ, Busack KD, Loftsgard TO, Schroeder DR, Diedrich DA. Practice of Intubation of the Critically Ill at Mayo Clinic. J Intensive Care Med. 2017 Jan 1; 885066617691495 Epub 2017 Jan 01
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  47. Zhang Z, Smischney NJ, Zhang H, Van Poucke S, Tsirigotis P, Rello J, Honore PM, Sen Kuan W, Ray JJ, Zhou J, Shang Y, Yu Y, Jung C, Robba C, Taccone FS, Caironi P, Grimaldi D, Hofer S, Dimopoulos G, Leone M, Hong SB, Bahloul M, Argaud L, Kim WY, Spapen HD, Rocco JR. AME evidence series 001-The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and early identification of sepsis in the hospital. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep; 8 (9):2654-2665
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  48. Smischney NJ, Demirci O, Diedrich DA, Barbara DW, Sandefur BJ, Trivedi S, McGarry S, Kashyap R. Incidence of and Risk Factors For Post-Intubation Hypotension in the Critically Ill. Med Sci Monit. 2016 Feb 2; 22:346-55 Epub 2016 Feb 02
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  49. Racedo Africano CJ, Gallo de Moraes A, Smischney NJ. Perspectives on a Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Implementation of Planned Emergent Use Research. Med Sci Monit. 2015 Sep 19; 21:2794-800 Epub 2015 Sept 19
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  50. Smischney NJ, Demirci O, Ricter BD, Hoeft CC, Johnson LM, Ansar S, Kashyap R. Vasopressor use as a surrogate for post-intubation hemodynamic instability is associated with in-hospital and 90-day mortality: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Res Notes. 2015 Sep 15; 8:445 Epub 2015 Sept 15
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  51. Trivedi S, Demirci O, Arteaga G, Kashyap R, Smischney NJ. Evaluation of preintubation shock index and modified shock index as predictors of postintubation hypotension and other short-term outcomes. J Crit Care. 2015 Aug; 30 (4):861.e1-7 Epub 2015 Apr 24
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  52. Olson AN, Rao WR, Marienau ME, Smischney NJ. Period Prevalence of Ketamine-Propofol Admixture "Ketofol" in the Operating Room among Anesthesia Providers at an Academic Medical Center. Med Sci Monit. 2015 Jun 16; 21:1737-44 Epub 2015 June 16
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  53. Smischney NJ, Hoskote SS, Gallo de Moraes A, Racedo Africano CJ, Carrera PM, Tedja R, Pannu JK, Hassebroek EC, Reddy DR, Hinds RF, Thakur L. Ketamine/propofol admixture (ketofol) at induction in the critically ill against etomidate (KEEP PACE trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Apr 21; 16:177
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  54. Smischney NJ, Onigkeit JA, Hinds RF, Nicholson WT. Re-evaluating ethical concerns in planned emergency research involving critically ill patients: an interpretation of the guidance document from the United States Food and Drug Administration. J Clin Ethics. 2015 Spring; 26(1):61-7.
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  55. Gallo de Moraes A, Racedo Africano CJ, Hoskote SS, Reddy DR, Tedja R, Thakur L, Pannu JK, Hassebroek EC, Smischney NJ. Ketamine and propofol combination ("ketofol") for endotracheal intubations in critically ill patients: a case series. Am J Case Rep. 2015 Feb 13; 16:81-6
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  56. Smischney NJ, Cawcutt KA, O'Horo JC, Sevilla Berrios RA, Whalen FX. Intensive care unit readmission prevention checklist: is it worth the effort? J Eval Clin Pract. 2014 Aug; 20(4):348-51. Epub 2014 Apr 29.
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  57. Smischney NJ, Velagapudi VM, Onigkeit JA, Pickering BW, Herasevich V, Kashyap R. Derivation and validation of a search algorithm to retrospectively identify mechanical ventilation initiation in the intensive care unit. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2014 Jun 25; 14:55 Epub 2014 June 25
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  58. Wittwer E, Christie A, Fong WK, Gillespie S, Smischney N. Quality initiative to reduce benzodiazepine use in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit. Am J Med. 2014 Jan; 127(1):19-21. Epub 2013 Oct 17
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  59. Smischney NJ, Cawcutt KA, Ramar K, Kashyap R. Surviving ARDS: A Case of Recurrent “Illicit Drug-Induced” ARDS. J Med Cases. 2014; 5(1):11-14.
  60. Wetzel DR, Njathi CW, Telesz BJ, Stewart TM, Smischney NJ. Thrombocytopenia of Unusual Etiology in the Intensive Care Unit J Med Cases.2013;4:(12):792-95.
  61. Smischney NJ, Velagapudi VM, Onigkeit JA, Pickering BW, Herasevich V, Kashyap R. Retrospective derivation and validation of a search algorithm to identify emergent endotracheal intubations in the intensive care unit. Appl Clin Inform. 2013; 4: (3)419-27.
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  62. Smischney NJ, Beach ML, Loftus RW, Dodds TM, Koff MD. Ketamine/propofol admixture (ketofol) is associated with improved hemodynamics as an induction agent: a randomized, controlled trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Jul; 73(1):94-101.
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